I have so many things to share this week that I am going to put up gallery posts to see how that works, so, if it’s too much . . . tell me and I won’t do it again! ((Yah, well it doesn’t work if you add anymore pictures so – crap!! )) But since the informal poll says that I should be working on my WIP’s/UFO’s and Spinning, well, I just had to accomodate. lol
Since Chris was in Dallas last week, and I came home one day to some new dyes. . .well, I just got carried away! I took some of Peggy Sue’s roving (this is the same sheep but fleece as professionally put up into a pin drafted roving by Zeilinger’s Wool Co.) It’s been sitting in the wool room for a while. . . I was kinda blah about spinning more cream colored wool, which is why it’s been sitting for a quite a while back there! So look what I did!
Peggy Sue Dyed Apples
Unbraided Roving
Adding Some Unknown for Effect
Blended Batts -
Blended Close up
So, I took some naked Peggy Sue and added some dye, (at the same time as talking with my daughter on the phone, no less) and got this wonderful roving I am calling Apples, as it looks like Macintosh apples to me. Then took a bunch of pictures, and on a whim, I decided to try and blend another fiber into the roving. I don’t know what this fiber is except some felted, hard packed stuff (or use your imagination)!
After doing two or three lengths, I decided it was just mudding up the colors so, I quit blending. So, I am hoping it will be enough to make a distinct difference, but in actuality, I don’t know what will happen after spinning. (This is a total of about 6 ounces here. . . so who knows?!)
In the meantime I have been working on my WIP’s – I know can you believe it? This is an enterlac scarf I think I am making for my sister in law (in Maine) – it’s a six row, not blocked and not quite finished but almost! I have 38″ here – how long do you usually make scarves anyway??
Enterlac 6 stitch repeat
Close up Enterlac
This yarn is Araucania Chunky/Multi in color 206 – I’m using size US 9 needles and I am hoping to finish today – maybe as the spinning wheel is calling my name. . . I am tending to spin during the day and knit at night. And speaking of spinning look what is on it’s way to me as we speak (type, read, whatever)!!
Bettys picture of my wheel!
Not my picture as you can see, but OMG I am so excited!!!
November 2, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Next week I’ll be looking forward to lots of pics of that new wheel! Have you decided what you’re going to spin on her first?
November 3, 2008 at 7:23 am
I’ve never seen a wheel like that. What is the brand or was it a custom built wheel?
I really like seeing your dyed roving. I have only used Kool Aid for dyeing and am now ready to try something more light fast. I bought some Country Classic last week which I will use, and have been scouring sites online to see how others have gone about dyeing. I found one using a crock pot and I like the sounds of that, so think I will try my hand dyeing with one. What method did you use for “Apple”?
I finally decided to add my blog site address, but if you do look at it, keep in mind that it is more about the “neighborhood” than my knitting/weaving/spinning. 🙂
November 3, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I love your apples colourway! I like the unblended version the best.
I hope your Betty Roberts wheel arrives soon so that we can see it up close and personal. What a treasure you’ll have there!
November 4, 2008 at 8:20 am
I love the color you dyed the roving, but then I’m a sucker for apples.
Scarves I tend to make very long – longer than I am tall. Try the scarf on and if you can wrap it around your neck once and still have length to drape, you’re done. But, I don’t know that I would knit an entrelac scarf so long. Call me lazy, but I would have made a scarflette out of it (just enough to cross in front of your neck). Then, all you have to do is add a button. Good luck!
November 6, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Your wheel is beautiful! The colors and the wood go so well together. Hope you keep posting lots of pictures of her.
Apple is luscious. I love the entrelac, too. It will look and drape wonderfully at any length.